A lemming for fans of Jo Malone English Pear & Freesia: a limited edition collector bottle for the Lunar New Year. $193 CAD at Holt Renfrew.
Dawn Spencer Hurwitz MaccaBees ~ fragrance review
The holiday season has wound down and we’re more than a week into January, but I’m still catching up on late 2019 in many areas of my life. This effort includes a trial of MaccaBees, the nineteenth annual Holiday scent from indie perfumer Dawn Spencer Hurwitz. Referring to the Maccabean Revolt and the lighting of the Hanukkah menorah, MaccaBees “celebrates the candles, and the oil, that have illuminated our world for thousands of years, as well as the light and warmth within us that they represent.” Its name is also a play on “bees,” hinting at the beeswax used for candles and the beeswax and honey notes in this fragrance…
Friday scent of the day 1/10
It’s Friday and National Bittersweet Chocolate Day. Our community project for today: wear a fragrance by Ormonde Jayne, Olivier Durbano, Odin New York or Olfactive Studio, if you have one. Partial credit for any other small-ish brand that starts with the letter O.
What fragrance did you pick? As always, do chime in with your scent of the day even if you’re not participating in the community project.
I’m in Ormonde Jayne Ta’if.
Reminder: on 1/17, wear a fragrance with immortelle, if you have one…
When love
Nicholas Hoult and Alice Pagani for Emporio Armani In Love With You Freeze and Stronger With You Freeze.
Thursday scent of the day 1/9
Happy Almost-Friday and National Apricot Day. What fragrance are you wearing?
I’m wearing a little dab of Ormonde Jayne Osmanthus. I’m also traveling today…I will be extra-slow to get to the comments or respond to emails.
Reminder: on 1/10, wear a fragrance by Ormonde Jayne, Olivier Durbano, Odin New York or Olfactive Studio, if you have one…